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ELLA 2.0

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ELLA stands for "Ethnographic Linguistic Landscape Analysis", and 2.0 points to the fact that offline signs are followed through to their online dimensions. ELLA 2.0 is, thus, online-offline Ethnographic Linguistic Landscape Analysis.

Linguistic landscape

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Linguistic landscape is an object of sociolinguistic analysis and comprises publicly visible language samples displayed in a certain area.
Maastricht
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The linguistic landscape of Maastricht

Article
j.e.n.grassere@uvt.nl Grassère
26/11/2019
11 minutes to read

Old factory signs, preserved French hotel names and signs in the local dialect paint Maastricht's rich linguistic landscape. An analysis of three examples showcases how the city's history and current developments are embedded in public signs.

"Window of culture" at the Junho Medical Center
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Asian Culture and Commodity in the City Centre of Tilburg

Article
Marit van Dijck
20/11/2019
13 minutes to read

This paper is focussed on Asian culture and commodity in the city centre of Tilburg in the form of linguistic and semiotic signs. Therefore we found three shops that represent important aspects of life: health, beauty and nutrition. 

Political polarization Ghent linguistic landscape protest from the left
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Political polarization in Ghent: a "radical" linguistic landscape

Article
Claudia Gerards
13/11/2019
32 minutes to read

With a shift towards the far-right, politics in Flanders have become rather polarized. In Ghent's linguistic landscape, we see counter noise coming from the left. What does this tell us about Ghent in the context of Flemish politics?

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Nudging in the Healthy Direction

Article
Noor W.
28/10/2019
15 minutes to read

What is the health hype 'nudging' in the linguistic landscape? How is it practised at Tilburg University? And does it really work?

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¡ toros vivos ! The semiotic landscape of Murcia

Article
Sjaak Kroon
16/10/2019
7 minutes to read

Bullfights are allowed again in Spain, even in Catalonia. In the Spanish city of Murcia, Sjaak Kroon discovered some traces of veganarchistic resistance against this example of Spanish cultural heritage.

Gender neutral language
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Gender-neutral language use: hype or trend?

Article
Lisa Reijmers
02/06/2023
14 minutes to read

Gender-neutral language use is an increasingly accepted topic. This article dives into the origin of people’s desire to use of a more gender-neutral language.

What linguistic landscapes hide

Column
Jan Blommaert
26/02/2019
6 minutes to read

Offline linguistic landscapes hide a lot that only becomes overt when one traces these landscapes to their online extensions. It is by this move that we begin to get a grasp of the real complexity of "local" phenomena in a superdiverse world.